Stan Lee Tribute Spotted in World Of Warcraft

The cameos aren’t over.

By John Wilds

An eagle-eyed player has discovered a delightful Stan Lee tribute following the latest World of Warcraft patch.

When patch 8.1.5 went live on the World of Warcraft public test servers, players were expecting more allies, shiny new battlegrounds textures and a tonne of other fixes and updates. However, when walking through the streets of Stormwind Keep, Twitter user Bas Schouten (via Eurogamer) also noticed that a familiar face had been added.

Yes, Stanley, an NPC who is not only the spitting image of the late comics legend but actually shouts, “Excelsior!” has been added to the game in a small but touching tribute.

Stan Lee, who sadly passed away this November at the age of 95, is quoted as saying his cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were one of his proudest achievements. As all of pop culture continues to morn his loss, more tributes and cameos keep appearing outside of cinema and even outside of the Marvel Universe itself.